Pope Leo XIV will be celebrated in his hometown of Chicago at an event and Catholic mass next month. According to the Archdiocese of Chicago, the event will take place at Chicago’s Rate Field, home of ...

Now that the world's most famous Catholic is an American from Chicago, some hope Pope Leo XIV will help bring new energy to a ...

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.

Pope Leo's connection to Chicago is by now well known to the masses but long before he was born and raised in Dolton, his ...

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond the new pope.

Preaching for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, Fr. Bill Gabriel, O.S.A., finds resonance in his homily between the risen ...

In Chicago, people are very excited about Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as those who’ve known Robert Francis Prevost a long ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, as the first American pope marks a historic moment for the Catholic Church. Yet, to define him solely by his Chicago roots would be to ...

The Prevost family owned this home in Dolton for nearly 50 years, raising their family there, including the son who would one day become the first American pope. While the house is up for auction, the ...

Chicago White Sox To Honor Pope Leo With Mural At Guaranteed Rate Field Chicago White Sox To Honor Pope Leo With Mural At Rate Field ...